TY - JOUR A1 - Österle, Werner A1 - Dörfel, Ilona A1 - Wollenschläger, Nicole A1 - Gradt, Thomas A1 - Wolter, Christian A1 - Reinstädt, Philipp A1 - Zeigmeister, U. A1 - Dmitriev, A. I. A1 - Nikonov, A. Y. T1 - Potential of different nickel coatings for optimizing the sliding behavior of electrical connectors N2 - The potential of several nickel coatings was investigated by reciprocating sliding tests against copper thus simulating the plug-socket system of an electrical connector. KW - Electrical connectors KW - Electro-plated nickel coatings KW - Electroless Ni-P KW - Cold-welding KW - Tribooxidation PY - 2018 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.triboint.2018.01.006 SN - 0301-679X SN - 1879-2464 VL - 120 SP - 491 EP - 501 PB - Elsevier Ltd. AN - OPUS4-44468 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Dmitriev, A. I. A1 - Nikonov, A. Y. A1 - Österle, Werner T1 - Molecular dynamics modeling of the sliding performance of an amorphous silica nano-layer - The impact of chosen interatomic potentials N2 - The sliding behavior of an amorphous silica sample between two rigid surfaces is in the focus of the present paper. Molecular Dynamics using a classical Tersoff’s potential and a recently developed ReaxFF potential was applied for simulating sliding within a thin film corresponding to a tribofilm formed from silica nanoparticles. The simulations were performed at different temperatures corresponding to moderate and severe tribological stressing conditions. Simulations with both potentials revealed the need of considering different temperatures in order to obtain a sound interpretation of experimental findings. The results show the striking differences between the two potentials not only in terms of magnitude of the resistance stress (about one order of magnitude) but also in terms of friction mechanisms. The expected smooth sliding regime under high temperature conditions was predicted by both simulations, although with Tersoff’s potential smooth sliding was obtained only at the highest temperature. On the other hand, at room temperature Tersoff-style calculations demonstrate stick-slip behavior, which corresponds qualitatively with our experimental findings. Nevertheless, comparison with a macroscopic coefficient of friction is not possible because simulated resistance stresses do not depend on the applied normal pressure. KW - Molecular dynamics KW - Thin tribofilm KW - Resistance stress KW - Sliding simulation KW - Amorphous silica PY - 2018 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-449366 SN - 2075-4442 VL - 6 IS - 2 SP - 43, 1 EP - 11 PB - MDPI CY - Basel AN - OPUS4-44936 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER -